By: Mel Hendrickson, BSN, RN, Director of Health Services, Penfield Children’s Center Type 1 diabetes affects about 1.25 million Americans, including many children. This autoimmune disease has no cure, but can be managed with treatment. What is Type 1 diabetes? This type of diabetes is caused by the body’s inability 
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By: Charles C. Santilukka, DO, Aurora Health Care Getting stung by a bee, hornet, or wasp might terrify you as much as it does your kids. If you aren’t allergic to bee stings, a single sting is usually nothing more than an annoyance. It causes temporary pain, swelling, a small 
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By Kent A. Haefs, OD, Aurora Health Care For kids, playing outside is simply fun. It’s good for their physical health. Surprisingly, it also appears to be good for their vision. Multiple studies have found that children who spend more time outdoors are less likely to develop nearsightedness (myopia) than 
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Predictability and consistency are keys to combating the terrible twos. Tantrums often occur when a child is hungry or tired.
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By: Stephanie Shabangu, Penfield Children’s Center Planting a garden can be a great way to teach your child where our food comes from and how it grows from a seed into a plant. It can also help a picky eater try a variety of nutritious foods and take pride in 
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Music brings joy to children of all ages. Make a tambourine with items found around the house. This activity is not only fun, but great for developing fine motor skills! 
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By: Mel Hendrickson, BSN, RN, Director of Health Services, Penfield Children’s Center Children Sickle cell anemia is a condition that causes red blood cells to become shaped like crescent moons or sickles and have a sticky, rigid texture, in comparison to healthy red blood cells that are round and flexible. 
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By: Soniya G. Shah, DO, Aurora Health Care If there was something going on that was causing real harm to one out of every three of our children, we’d all be pretty alarmed, right? Well, the truth is, something harmful is happening right now. That something is childhood obesity. One 
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By: Melissa Hendrickson, BSN, RN, Director of Health Services, Penfield Children’s Center Stomach aches are not uncommon in children. In fact, anything from the stomach flu to food that does not agree with your child’s stomach can cause him to feel pain. Most of the time, mild stomach aches do 
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